The transposon-like correia elements encode numerous strong promoters and provide a potential new mechanism for phase variation in the meningococcus
Neisseria meningitidis is the primary causative agent of bacterial meningitis. The genome is rich in repetitive DNA and almost 2% is occupied by a diminutive transposon called the Correia element. Here we report a bioinformatic analysis defining eight subtypes of the element with four distinct types...
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Public Library of Science
2011
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| Online Access: | https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/2471/ |